Mills County eyes rail park development

Thursday, September 20, 2018

(Glenwood) -- Mills County officials are hoping to lure more businesses and industries by rail.

The county's economic development foundation is working closely with Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad to develop what they call "world class" rail industrial parks. Speaking on KMA's "Morning Line" program Thursday morning, County Economic Development Director Rick Allely says two potential sites are targeted for rail development. One is located at the Eagle Crossing Business Park...

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The Greater Omaha Metro is serviced by Eppley Airfield (20 minutes from I-29/Hwy 34 interchange). The Eppley Airfield had over 4.1 Millions passengers and handled over 113 million pounds of cargo in 2014. Eppley Airfield is also serviced by 7 freight companies and 18 air carriers with between 70-75 daily departures.